Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-06
Incidents of The Day.

Incidents of The Day.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Oct. 3,-Ue to
this morning the President was the
guest of Mayer Francis, but to-da,
and tomorrow he belongs 10 the peo-
pie. Fairer weather could not be
asked. The skies were clear ali day
and the gentle north winds were
sufficiently cool ID make light over
coat desirable. The streets. eleansed
by last nights shower. were free from
dust, and everywhere along the line
of the Presidents ride 30 the fair
grounds were crowded to their ut
most capacity.
Tue Presidents earriage, drawn
by a qu~artette of rieely capasisoned
black horses and followed by FIVE
other carriages provided for his
travelling companions and the lacal
committee in charge, reached the
Francis mansion in Vandeventer
place few minutes before 10 O'Clock,
and at 1915 the President and Mrs.
Cleveland appeared at the door of
the mansion and were a~pplauded by
the crowd of ladies and children who
had gathered in the park in front Of
the residence.
Major G. G. Rainwater entered
the carriage with the President and
his wife, and in a few minutes they
we're moving brlskly toward the fair
grounds, escorted by a squad of
mounted police and the citizens
committee in carriage. . Hundreds
of vehicles crowded with people were
in waiting On Grand avenue at the
entrance of Vandeventer place, and
joined the procession, which was
strung out along the avenue for more
than a mile. There was no noise
whatever along the route, except the
clatter of horses hoofs on the road
and the tramp of thousands of feet
upon the beaten walk.
VISITING THE AIR GROUNDS.
No mishap or incident occurred to
mar the pleasant morning drive, and
at 10:45 the party arrived at the gate
of the fair grounds.
1t was children's day and the
youngsters were out in great force,
and with mothers, nurses, and friends
packed the seats of the amphitheater
and surrounding promenade to the
number Of $4,000. The children, led
by a band, then sang Hail Column
bis," and the cortege, after s drive
through the fair grounds, made its
way back to the city, where they
went directly to the merchants' ex-
change. Mrs. Cleveland did. not &C
company the President to the ex-
change, but was left en- route at the
residence of the mayor, whence she
went to that of Mrs. Seaman, where
the ladies of st. Louis had an OPP
p%ortunity to pay their respects.
QUITE A PRETT COMPLIMENT.
AT 1880 this evening the President
and Mrs. Cleveland with their seven
travelling companions were escorted
by a LEI reception committee
through the illuminated streets of the
city. 1t is safe to say that not less
than 10000 persons were in waiting
along the line of the ride to see the
city's guests. At the Exposition they
were conducted through the EXPOSE
ton hall but had no opportunity to
see anything of interest. In fact it
was only with much difficulty that
the police escort was able to clear a
passage and keep the crowd back be-
hind them in the auditorium where
the party occupied tive reserved
boxes in company with the committee.
Gilmore's band of sixty pieces played
several selections, the first being
"The Shower of Roses" During the
performance of this piece a hanging
screen at n side of the stage was
left exposing a beautiful life size oil
painting OF Mrs. Cleveland, painted
by a Washington artist. From the
letting down of the screen to the end
of the piece ros leaves continued to
fall from the ceiling high above the
picture. The visitors after listening to
the music for half an hour we're es-
cortcd to the lecture room of the ex-
position where Munkascy's "Christ
Before Plate" vas on exhibition.
The Presidential party reached the
hotel at 10 O'Clock and were sere-
naded by the Hendricks association,
assisted by political clubs from all
the wards of the city and from many
towns from q distance. The sere-
made proper was given by several
singing societies, and they and the
procession of which they formed n
part numbered 10000.
September Weather.
The mean temperature for Septem-
Der at 2 a. IN. was 61.30o /; at II No.,
1879.
On the 9th the mercury stood at
l0l Q, the highest of the month the
lowest, $50 was on the oath.
Total rainfall, $3.50 inches. Rain
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